Category: languagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
अर्थः
/arthaḥ/Roman
English meaning: meaning, purpose
Sanskrit Definition
(संस्कृतम्)शब्देन बोध्यमानः विषयः।
English Definition
The meaning conveyed by a word or sentence; intent or purpose.
Example
“प्रत्येकस्य शब्दस्य अर्थः भवति।”
In English: “Every word has a meaning.”
Synonyms
- तात्पर्यम्
- प्रयोजनम्
Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
Images
CC-licensed · free to useLoading images…
Video
Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M
